"I live on $710.00 a month, what exactly am I supposed to cut?"

[Babel_17]

114. I agree about the value of free entertainment

but OTA TV has been done away with in many apartment complexes. No antennas on the roof in mine, and we're over 50 miles away from the nearest broadcasts anyway.

Basic cable, very basic, is around fifteen bucks a month. Part of the cost is from congress agreeing with broadcasters that cable companies owe them money for providing their commercial ridden feeds.

With the internet I get to communicate with people. Sure, a book is communication but it's one way and not dynamic.

The poster might not have a land line phone. Might have a cell for outside emergencies and regular communication. That's what I have. Plus I needed it for work though I might be retiring from my current job.

Off Topic but so many of the things that retirees depend on have such a low cost once the overhead is paid. Cell phones, the internet, TV, they are all cheap commodities to provide once the initial costs of development are met.

Hopefully, soon, we'll be able to provide these dirt cheap items to all our retirees and disabled. It takes effort to blend the benefits of socialism with the benefits of capitalism but I think we can do it.